Hat protector



April 14, 1931. J. FLEISCHMAN HAT PROTECTOR Filed Sept. 14, 1927 kamm Patented Apr. 14, 1931 UNITED STATES Lanes?.N

PATENT OFFICE HAT PROTECTOR Application led September 14, 1927. SerialNo. 219,388.

My present invention is concerned with hat protectors for emergency use in rain storms, primarily.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide a protector of minimum cost which` may be produced complete from one sheet by a single operation, without the need for separate steps of assembly, that would increase the expense of production.

Another object is to provide a protector of the above type, easy to handle and conveniently kept in stock in compact form, readily applied to hats of various dimensions, both mens hats and ladies hats, without providing an unusual or freakish appearance when worn, and conveniently used as an effective advertising medium.

In one embodiment of the invention, the protector is formed by a single stamping 2@ operation to approximately the shape of a hat, the material which simulates the surface appearance of the hat being folded or pleated to form the side wall and rim.

rlhe body of the protector may be made of thin glazed water resistant paper and the rim of the sheet is attached as by cementing or gluing to a ring of heavier material, such as cardboard, which lies on the rim of the hat, to which it may also be secured as by a clamp.

Referring now to the drawings,

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating a protector applied for use upon a hat,

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail through the edge of the protector showing in dotted lines one position of the clip and a fragment of the hat, i

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through the hat,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a modification, and;

Fig. 5 is a transverse view illustrating the mode of nesting the protectors.

The embodiment of Figs. l to 3 shows illustratively a protector for a straw hat. The protector is formed from a single sheet of water-resistant paper, in an appropriate die, to afford a flat crown 20 and to pleat the eX- cess material, to form the side pleats 21 and the turned out rim pleats 22. Preferably the rim is made of width somewhat greater than than of the largest hat rim. In the straw hat application shown, the blank is provided with surface embossments and of coloring to simulate straw and has a band 23 printed thereon in the appropriate place. This band may constitute a circle generally concentric with "the blank from which the protector is ,madev so that in theformation of the protector, the band is formed in correct place, as shown. Preferably, the flatpart 22 ofthe protector 60 to cover the rear of the rim," has, a metal fastener thereon for gripping the rim.` This fastener may comprise a single strip 24 of plastic metal clipped as at 25 to the rim, and normally `bent over inward toward the crown. In use, the bent over part isturned out-ward as shown in Fig. 2 in dotted lines, and clipped under the rim of the hat.

If the protector is made of thin glazed paper of light weight, in order to impart more body thereto, I prefer to secure the lower face of the rim` thereof to a reinforcing annular frame 27 of cardboard or other relatively stiff body4 material.` Therim may be secured to the body by cementing, gluing or other appropriate fastening means, and its inner edge 27, preferably determines an aperture larger than the crown of the hat, so as not unduly to stiften the edge e, and thereby prevent adaptation to a large hat.

The protector is made of only one size and will` `adapt itself to Ihats of various sizes. Preferably, the body 21 is made slightly larger than the smallest hats, so that the crown inthat case will fit loosely, while in the application to larger crowns, the pleats 2l will yield slightly for snugly embracing thev crown. The yield in that case will take place quite readily at the junction between the rim 22 and the crown 2l of the protector, so that 90 there is no danger of destroying the protector in applying the same to the hat.r After the protector is applied,"the clip 24 is, of course, merely turned over to grip the hat rim, as shown. Y

In Fig. 4 is shown a slight modification of the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 3, in which instead of the frame 27 for the rim, I provide a reinforce, consisting of two or more turns of metal wire 30, extending within the rim,

which is preferably made of two sheets 31 and 32 cementedtogether about the enclosed wire. In that case, the bottom or cover sheet 32 is preferably made of paran paper, so that the assembly is effected by pressure and heat.

The crowns of the. protectors are prefer.- ably formed with a slight taper, so that the protectors may be kept on'the shelf, in nested stacks, as best shown in Fig. 5,y without consuming much space;

The protectors, are well adapted to have advertisements printed within the crow-n as at 33 in Fig. 4, the cost being borne, by the ad. vertiser tuitously.

It will be understood that the embodiment of Vprotector is itselfreadily adapted for'use as hat rather than as a hat protector, more especially in rainy weather or at beaches.

rlhe protector of the various types, may be kept instock at news-standsrrailway staf tions, drug stores, hotel and theatre lobbies,` etc., for sale or gratuitous distribution to the y public in case of an unexpected rain storm.v

, By reasonvof the extreme cheapness of the various .types of protectors disclosed, it is feasible to discard the same after but-asin.- gle use.V Y

Itwill thus be seen that there is herein described an article .in which the several features of this inventionv are embodied, and which article in its action attains the various Objects ofthe invention andis well suited to meetthe requirements of practical use.

A s many changes could be made ,in the i above construction, and many,l apparently widely different embodiments ofthis inven-4v tion could be made without departing from the scope thereof, itis intended that allmatter contained in the above description or i shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not ina limiting sense. Y

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new and desire to. secureby Let-VV ters Patent of the United States is v VLA hat protector comprising av unitary blank of thin glazed paper pleated to the form of a hat to be protected thereby` anda reinforcing ring to which the lower face of the rim of Said blank is affixed. i

2. Ahatprotector comprisingfa unitary blank of water resistant paper conformed to the shape ofthe hat to be protected, said protector having a rim composed vof twojsheets and having a spiral reinforcing wire adhesively retained between said sheets. i

Signed at New York'city in the county of New lYork and State of New York this 13th day of; September, A. D. 1927.

JOSEPH FLEisoHMfAN.

giving away the` protectors"gra` 

